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Butler
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But·ler  (btlr), Benjamin Franklin 1818-1893.
American army officer and politician. His harsh rule as military governor of New Orleans (May-December 1862) led to charges of corruption and Butler's removal. He later opened the impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson (1868).

Butler, Nicholas Murray 1862-1947.
American educator who advocated peace through education. He shared the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize.

Butler 1, Samuel 1612-1680.
English poet remembered primarily for his three-part work Hudibras (1663-1678), a venomous mock-heroic satire on the Puritans.

Butler 2, Samuel 1835-1902.
British writer best known for The Way of All Flesh (1903), a semiautobiographical novel satirizing family life in mid-Victorian England.

but·ler  (btlr)
n.
The head servant in a household who is usually in charge of food service, the care of silverware, and the deportment of the other servants.

[Middle English, from Old French bouteillier, bottle bearer, from bouteille, botele, bottle; see bottle.]

butler
Noun
the head manservant of a household, in charge of the wines, table, etc. [Old French bouteille bottle]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Butlerbutler - a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
manservant - a man servant
2.Butler - English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902)
3.Butler - English poet (1612-1680)
Translations
butler [ˈbʌtləʳ] nmayordomo
butler [ˈbʌtləʳ] nmaître m d'hôtel
butler [ˈbʌtləʳ] nButler m
butler [ˈbʌtləʳ] nmaggiordomo


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